J54 PEXTANDHiA MoxoGYNiA. Azalea. 



with a red tinge j leaves very dark green and shining rj 

 they are smaller than in any other species. 

 "laiica. 8. A. foliosifloraj ramulis hispidis, foliis oblanceolatis acu- 



tis utrinque glabris subtus glaucis : nervo setigero, 

 margine ciliatis, floribus viscosissimis : tubo laciniis 

 duplo longiore, calyce brevissimo, filamentis laciniis 

 corollse subsequantibus. — Lam, iLluslr. . p. 493. 



A. viscosa tloribunda. Ail. kew. 1. p. o\g. 



In swamps of a clayey soil : New England to Virginia. 

 Tj . June, July. v. v. Flowers white, very fragrant ; 

 the shrub lower than the rest, and flowering in great 

 abundance. 



Jdspida. 9. A. foliosiflora ; ramis strlctis hispidissimis; foliis longe 



ianceolatis : supra hispidis, subtus glabris ; utrinque 

 glaucis : nervo setigero, margine ciliatis, floribus vis- 

 cosissimis : tubo laciniis amplis vix longiore, calycis 

 dentibus oblongis rotundatis, tilamentis exertis. 



A. viscosa glauca. Jit. kvw. 1. p. 3 19 ? 



On the borders of lakes on the highest part of the Blue 

 mountains : New York and Pensylvania. Tj . July, 

 Aug. v.v. Flowers white with a red border, and a 

 tinge of red on the tube, which makes them appear 

 to be of a rose-colour before open. They have fre- 

 quently ten stamina, as in var. ij. of ^. pcridyvienoi' 

 des. This shrub generally grows to the height of 

 from ten to fifteen feet, very upright, and has a 

 blueish appearance, by which it may be distinguished 

 from all others at a great distance. 

 ^rocur.ilens. 10. A. foliosiflora ; ramis difFuso-procumbentibus, foliis op- 

 positis eliipticis glabris margine revolutis, coroliis 

 campanulatis glabris, filameniis inclusis aequalibus. — 

 WiUd. sp.pL 1./). 832. 



Icon. FL dnn. 9. En^l lot. 805. 



In the alpine regions of the White mountains. New 

 Hampshire. Prof. Peck. On the Grandfather moun- 

 tain, Carolina. Lyon, fj . July. v. s. in Herb. Peck, 

 vec non Lyon. v. v. in Hortis. Flowers small, rose- 

 coloured. This plant has so much affinity to Ledum 

 buxijolium, Ait. that I have scarcely been able to per- 

 suade myself that they are distinct plants. Comparing 

 specimens of ditferent varieties of the latter, with 

 those of A. procumhens from different countries, in 

 the herbarium of A. B. Lambert, Esq. I could find 

 no other distinction between both, than that of the 



